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One of Salt Lake City’s most beautiful landmarks, the Salt Lake City and County Building is Utah’s most stunning example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Built in 1894, the Salt Lake City and County building was the site of the Utah State Constitutional Convention and served as Utah’s Capitol from when statehood was first granted in 1896 until the current Utah State Capitol was constructed in 1915. It underwent a seismic retrofit in the 1980s, making it the first building in the world to be retrofitted with base isolators; the weak sandstone structure was placed on a foundation of rubber and steel to protect it from earthquake damage.  To see this beautiful building and other spectacular landmarks, reserve your seats on the sightseeing tour bus for the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour or the Trolley Tour of Salt Lake City. 

Enjoy spectacular views of the Wasatch Mountains on our sightseeing bus tours. Featured above is a photo taken during our Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Salt Lake City Tour. Join us on the sightseeing tour bus, which departs from downtown Salt Lake City hotels, for entertaining stories and the best photo spots in Salt Lake City!

Beautiful pink blossoms surround Assembly Hall, a Victorian Gothic-style chapel on Temple Square, as seen on the Thursday evening Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Salt Lake City Tour. Located on the southwest corner of Temple Square, Assembly Hall was built in the early 1880s out of spare stone from the Salt Lake Temple’s ongoing construction. It was the second permanent structure completed on Temple Square, after the Tabernacle. 

Spring greenery amidst the snow-capped Wasatch Mountains make for spectacular photo opportunities on our sightseeing bus tours! Enjoy breathtaking mountain views on the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour. The Wasatch Mountains are the result of over 20 million years of geologic fault movement, volcanic activity, and glacial canyon carving. Most elevations reach over 9,000 feet, with the highest peak, Mount Nebo, towering at 11,877 feet. The Wasatch mountains were an important source of timber, water from snowmelt, and granite stone for early Mormon settlers. They were also used for decades in mining silver deposits, including what now comprise the areas of Alta and Park City ski resorts. 

The Salt Lake Temple. located at Temple Square, was completed in 1893, three years before Utah became a state. A striking ediface, the spires rise amid the downtown high-rise buildings and shopping centers. The Salt Lake Temple has a total floor area of 253,000 square feet.  Join us on the Salt Lake City Tour, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour, or the Trolley Tour of Salt Lake City for entertaining and memorable stories and trivia about the Salt Lake Temple.

Spring flowers are making their appearance on the Temple Square sightseeing tour. As seen on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour on Thursday afternoon/evening. The morning Salt Lake City Tour also provides great lighting for taking pictures of the flowers in the gardens of Temple Square.

The springtime blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees at Utah State Capitol building provide a wonderful complement to an already beautiful building. Visit the Capitol on our sigthseeing bus by taking the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour. 

Built in 1872 and replicated at This Is The Place Park in 1996, the Huntsman Hotel was one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in the Utah Territory in its day. Many dignitaries stayed in the hotel when passing through central Utah, including Mormon church prophets on their way to southern Utah. The original hotel has 24 rooms, full-length porches, fine dining room, and a barbershop. Today at This Is The Place Park’s historic pioneer village, you can enjoy a meal or ice cream while exploring dozens of historic pioneer buildings and homes. For a glimpse of pioneer life in Utah, join us on the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour by booking online at https://toursofutah.com/tours/

Get a glimpse of Utah pioneer life in an historic village in Salt Lake City. This Is The Place Heritage Park is an interactive experience showcasing many buildings from pioneer days. Escape the city and travel back in time with sights and stories of the 1800’s. Join us on a Salt Lake City bus tour and visit historic Deseret Village at This Is The Place Monument. Book online at https://toursofutah.com/tours/

Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City stands above downtown to the north of Temple Square. The capitol complex has impressive sights to see, including touring the capitol building, the surrounding grounds with a reflective pool, and an adjacent park for a pleasant stroll. From the capitol you will find magnificent views of the valley below, as well as the mountains around Salt Lake City. To visit the top tourist attractions, join us on the Salt Lake City Tour, Great Salt Lake Tour, Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Tour, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour. Reservations for the sightseeing tour bus can be made online at https://toursofutah.com/tours/

The Dinwoodey Cabinet and Chair Shop was originally built in Salt Lake City in 1858 and replicated for This Is The Place Heritage Park in 1995. Mormon pioneers weren’t able to bring much furniture with them across the Mormon Trail, so skilled woodworkers like Henry Dinwoodey were essential members of pioneer society. These craftsmen learned to adapt their work to the softer woods and different conditions found in Utah. Imitating the styles of the eastern hardwoods with the native white pine, aspen, cottonwood, and box elder timber, they used faux finish to paint and grain their products to look like hardwoods and marble. Book the Salt Lake City Tour online at https://toursofutah.com/tours/

The Heber East Ward School was originally built in 1865 and replicated in 1996 for This Is The Place Heritage Park’s pioneer history village. Made of red sandstone from the mountains near Heber, Utah, it was used for both church meetings and for school. In pioneer days, money was scarce, so teachers were often paid in produce, lumber, and other materials. Parents even offered boarding to teachers as a means of paying tuition. Book the Salt Lake City Tour online at https://toursofutah.com/tours/